Exam 15: Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Expanding opportunities for women around the world is one important strategy that will help limit global population increase.

Demography is defined as the study of

Durkheim's concept of organic solidarity is much the same as Tönnies's concept of Gemeinschaft.

In general, low-income countries grow more from immigration than they do from natural increase.

For the first time, the world's population reached one billion by

Looking all around the world, sex ratios are typically much higher than 100.

Throughout most of human history, families had many children. Which statement below is NOT a reason for families favoring a high number of children?

The crude death rate for North America is very high by world standards.

Compared with the United States, Mexico has a population that

Which of the following is Emile Durkheim's concept that parallels Tönnies's Gesellschaft?

A third urban revolution is now taking place in

The crude birth rate for North America is lower than that for the world as a whole.

The concept "megalopolis" refers to

According to Emile Durkheim, while traditional, rural societies are held together by_____ , modern urban societies are held together by_____ .

Which of the following activities consumes the largest amount of Earth's water?

The infant mortality rate for African Americans is much higher than it is for white people.

An age-sex pyramid is useful, in part, because it helps predict the demographic future of a society.

The concept "environmental deficit" refers to

In many low-income nations, parents value sons more than daughters, which explains why age-sex ratios in these nations may be higher than 100.

In global perspective, fertility in North America is